Sweat-pad for horse-collars



A. JANICKL SWEAT PAD FOR HORSE COLLARSL APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. I920.

Patented May 4, 1920.

FIG. 1

FIG. 4' 3 513 ANDREW JANIEKI, OF'MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

' SWEAT-PAD FOR HOBSE-COLLARS.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application filed March 2, 1920. Serial No. 362,658.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW JANIOKI, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sweat-Pads for HorseCollars, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an adjustable collar pad for draft horses adapted for cushioning the collar positioned for use upon the animals neck and to provide means for relieving the pressure at desired bearing points such for instance, as where the animal is afflicted with gall spots or sores.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collar pad having shiftable portions positioned adjacent the shoulders of the animal when the pad and collar are in use and whereby portions of the pad may be outwardly adjusted for covering portions of the animals neck without contacting or rubbing the same.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a removable portion of a collar pad with means for maintaining such portion in position partially withdrawn or removed when found desirable for the purpose of relieving wear and chafing at certain points on the animals neck.

With these general objects in view, the invention consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing and in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the collar pad illustrating my invention in use adjacent both opposite ends of the pad,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken upon line II-II of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken upon line IIIIII of Fig. 1,

Fig. 1 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the pad portion adjusted for use and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view in section illustrating the adjustable retaining means employed with the invention.

My invention is serviceable in connection with any form of collar pad being herein illustrated upon a sweat pad 10 for horse collars, such pad being elongated in form. An opening 11 is provided through the pad 10 at any desired point and having smooth sides finished substantially the same as the outer edges 12 of the pad. A rectangular portion'of the pad in the form of a cushion 13 closely fits the opening 11 and may be passed therethrough as well as adjusted within said opening when the pad 10 is in position for use.

Strips 14 are longitudinally secured upon the outer face of the pad 10 at opposite sides of the opening 11 with spaced portions. 15 unsecured to the pad adapted for the slidable reception of straps 16 therethrough for overlying. the cushion 13. One element 17 of a separable fastener is carried by each strap 16 upon its inner face adjacent each end of the strap adapted for detachable con nection with either one of a plurality of co operating separable connection members 18 spaced apart upon the outer face of the pad 10 outwardly of each strip portion 15.

When the cushion 13 is within the pad opening 18 for employing the pad in the usual manner, the outer and inner faces of the cushion 13 are substantially flush with the outer and inner faces of the pad 10 as best illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing. Vhen there is a sore upon the animals neck beneath the pad 10, the cushion 13 is partially withdrawn as shown in Fig. 4 and the straps 16 adjusted by means of the separable connections 17 and 18 for holding the cushion 13in place preventing the removal thereof. These straps 16 are secured to the pad 13 and the ends thereof may be entirely withdrawn from the strip portions 15 upon releasing the separable connections whenever desired, thereby permitting the complete removal of the cushion 13 from the opening 11.

Many other uses may be found for the invention and while the preferred form thereof is herein illustrated, it is believed that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and. scope of the invention.

What I claim as new is 1. A device of the class described comprising a sweat pad having an opening therethrough, a cushion slidably fitted in said opening and means secured to the cushion adapted for detachable connection with the outer face of the pad when the cushion is adjusted.

2. A pad having an opening therethrough, a cushion slidably positioned within said opening adapted for adjustably positioning in the opening with the portion of the opening at the inner side of the pad uninterrupted, and straps carried by the outer face of the cushion adapted for detachable adjustable connection with the outer face of the pad.

3. A device of the class described comprising a sweat pad adapted for engaging the neck of an animal and having a substantially rectangular opening thcrethrough, a cushion removably positioned in said opening of substantially the same thickness as the pad with the opposite sides of the cushion flush with the opposite "faces of the pad when the cushion is in one position and transverse straps secured to the cushion detachably con nected to the pad whereby the cushion is adapted to be retained partially withdrawn from the opening.

4. A device of the class described comprising a sweat pad adapted for engaging the neck of an animal and having a substantially rectangular opening therethrough, a cushion removably positioned in said opening of substantially the same thickness as the pad with the opposite sides of the cushion flush with the opposite faces of the pad when the cushion is in one position, retaining straps having intermediate portions transversely secured to the outer face of the cushion with the end portions of the straps overlying the pad and a plurality of separable connection members upon the pad outwardly of the opening adapted for selective engagement with the end portions of said straps.

5. In a sweat pad having a squared. opening therethrough, a substantially rectangular cushion slidably fitting within said opening adapted for adjustable positioning laterally of the pad, strip members longitudinally positioned upon the pad at opposite sides of the opening with opposite loop pore tions, members of separable fasteners upon the pad outwardly of each loop portion, straps secured to the cushion adjustably extending through said loops and cooperating members adapted for selective engagement with said separable fastener members when the cushion is adjusted.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANDREW JANIGKI. 

